COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates explained
| COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates |
| Date: | December 2020 – present |
| Location: | United Arab Emirates |
| Cause: | COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates |
| Target: | Immunization against COVID-19 |
| Organisers: | Ministry of Health |
| Participants: | 16,444,844 total doses administered[1] - First dose: 7,684,876
- Second dose: 6,765,065
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| Outcome: | - 77.70% of the Emirati population has received at least one dose of a vaccine
- 68.40% has received both doses of a vaccine
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The COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates is an ongoing mass immunization campaign, in response to the ongoing pandemic.
In December 2020, the vaccination campaign began after its authorization of emergency use of Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.[2] [3]
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has approved six COVID-19 vaccines; the following are: Sinopharm BIBP, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Oxford–AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Sinopharm CNBG.[4]
Background
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first reported case of SARS-CoV-2 was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China. In January 2020, first cases of COVID-19 was reported in the United Arab Emirates.[5]
Approvals
The United Arab Emirates has issued an approval of emergency use on the following dates:
- 9 December 2020 – Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.[6]
- 22 December 2020 – Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
- 21 January 2021 – Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
- February – Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
- 4 July 2021 – Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.[8]
- 27 December 2021 – Sinopharm CNBG COVID-19 vaccine.[9]
Notes and References
- News: Vaccine Statistics: As of July 20, 2021. covidvax.live. July 22, 2021. July 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722135626/https://covidvax.live/location/are. dead.
- News: December 23, 2020. Dubai is offering the Pfizer vaccine to residents for free in addition to China's Sinopharm shot. CNBC. July 23, 2021. July 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722164407/https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/23/dubai-offering-pfizer-sinopharm-covid-vaccines-to-residents-for-free.html. live.
- News: December 23, 2021. United Arab Emirates starts its vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Atalayar. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723072852/https://atalayar.com/en/content/united-arab-emirates-starts-its-vaccination-campaign-against-covid-19. live.
- Web site: United Arab Emirates – COVID19 Vaccine Tracker. live. July 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119131826/https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/country/united-arab-emirates/ . 2020-11-19 .
- News: Nandkeolyar. Karishma H.. January 29, 2021. Coronavirus in UAE: Four of a family infected. Gulf News. July 23, 2021. January 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129111625/https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/coronavirus-in-uae-four-of-a-family-infected-1.1580273983681. live.
- News: December 9, 2020. Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Key Push, but Doubts Swirl. The New York Times. July 22, 2021. March 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317045001/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/business/china-coronavirus-vaccine-united-arab-emirates.html. live.
- News: January 21, 2021. Vaccines against COVID-19 in the UAE. July 23, 2021. July 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719042123/https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/justice-safety-and-the-law/handling-the-covid-19-outbreak/vaccines-against-covid-19-in-the-uae. live.
- News: July 4, 2021. UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Reuters. July 23, 2021. July 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721201256/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-approves-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use-2021-07-04/. live.
- News: 27 December 2021. Emergency use of Sinopharm's new CNBG protein vaccine approved in UAE. Gulf News. 27 December 2021. 27 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227153329/https://gulfnews.com/uae/emergency-use-of-sinopharms-new-cnbg-protein-vaccine-approved-in-uae-1.84628476. live.
